LOCK AND LOAD: THE SEARCH FOR THE NEXT CD-ROM ACTION HERO
It's the old Fruit Loops vs. Wheaties dilemma. When a crush of games hits shelves this fall, kids will grab the gory action ones while their parents reach for something a bit tamer--an encyclopedia or a math primer, perhaps? Any chance of common ground? Our taste test: Quake, last Christmas' bloody hit, vs. Young Dilbert, an edu-title due this fall. You make the call.
DILBERT QUAKE
Setting Filthy adolescent Filthy 21st century bedroom wasteland
Deadliest weapon Laptop computer Nail-spitting machine gun
Armor Nylon backpack Kevlar vest
Scenes where character uses...